NextCure and Simcere Zaiming Announce Strategic Partnership for a Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting CDH6

NextCure gains global rights to SIM0505 excluding greater China, where Simcere Zaiming will retain rightsPhase 1 clinical trial ongoing for SIM0505 in China; U.S. Phase 1 clinical trial is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025Initial Phase 1 clinical data is expected in the first half of 2026NextCure also gains rights to Simcere Zaiming’s proprietary linker and payload for use in an ADC directed to a NextCure novel target; Simcere Zaiming will have rights to greater China BELTSVILLE, Md. and SHANGH ...